It was once an important Christian pilgrimage site where the Virgin Mary was said to have appeared.

But now, on a hillside overlooking the stunning Rhondda Valley in Wales, 1,100ft above sea level, sits a neglected council estate: Penrhys.

Homes built in the late 1960s as part of a 'modern council housing development' have been left to rot and are black-stained.

In its heyday, 951 two and three-storey terraced homes were at the centre of a thriving community.

A lonely shop, Woody's newsagents, and a concrete basketball court is all that remains of any form of amenities.